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Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown

Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon

Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibrain

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain

Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky

Start Now! by Chelsea Clinton

May 6, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Winterfair Gifts – 3/5 Stars This is a reread from a few years ago when I read all of the Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold. I also started rereading them last year and got through about half before I stopped short, but I bet this will get me started started again. This book also starts out or sets of to tell the story through an alternate perspective from the other books. So far we’ve had Miles being the lead protagonist in the most […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: chelsea clinton, CS Lewis, door in the wall, fire in the blood, Irene Nèmirovsky, kahlil gibrain, lois mcmaster bujold, marguerite de angeli, Mark Twain, screwtape letters, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, some of your blood, start now, the mysterious stranger, the prophet, Theodore Sturgeon, Winterfair Gifts

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:241 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: chelsea clinton, CS Lewis, door in the wall, fire in the blood, Irene Nèmirovsky, kahlil gibrain, lois mcmaster bujold, marguerite de angeli, Mark Twain, screwtape letters, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, some of your blood, start now, the mysterious stranger, the prophet, Theodore Sturgeon, Winterfair Gifts ·
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A haunting novel set during and about WWII

July 3, 2017 by bonnie Leave a Comment

Many years ago, during my English Department’s annual Yankee Book Swap, Irene Nèmirovsky’s Suite Française made the rounds as one of the popular books to swap for and steal. I did not end up bringing the book home, but I did write the title down and add it to my enormous To-Be-Read list. I found it at my library in hardcover years later on sale for $1. Of course, as what typically happens, I bought it and then never read it until now. I’m disappointed […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Irene Nèmirovsky

bonnie's CBR9 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Irene Nèmirovsky ·
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